Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SALTER, SAILER, SALINE, SANDER, SANGER and SAGIER. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 74 of the 194 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SACQUE17 points
- SANJAK17 points
- SAXONY16 points
- SAMEKH15 points
- SAWFLY15 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is L (33 words), followed by N (23).
More 6 letter words starting with S
SA at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with SA?
There are 194 6 letter words that start with SA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with SA?
SACQUE, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with SA make good guesses?
SAILER, SALTER and SALINE use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

